"(1956), and is also being noodled by Sam (Dooley Wilson) at the piano right before he plays ""As Time Goes By"" in the movie ""Casablanca"" (1942). The song was played in the background in the 1932 movie ""You Said a Mouthful"" which starred Joe E. Brown. Al Jolson recorded it for ""Rose of Washington Square"" (1939); although it was cut from the finished film, the audio recording survives. It can also be heard in ""The Helen Morgan Story"" (1957) where it is performed by Ann Blyth (dubbed by Gogi Grant) with chorus girls Avalon (Al Jolson song) ""Avalon"" is a"
"was survived by his wife, Estelle (née Williams), who died in 1971. Dooley Wilson Arthur ""Dooley"" Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered as Sam in the 1942 film, ""Casablanca""; in the film, he also performed its theme song, ""As Time Goes By"". Wilson was a drummer and singer who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London and Paris. In the 1930s he took up acting, playing supporting roles onstage on Broadway and in a series of modest films. His role in ""Casablanca"" was"
"Dooley Wilson Arthur ""Dooley"" Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered as Sam in the 1942 film, ""Casablanca""; in the film, he also performed its theme song, ""As Time Goes By"". Wilson was a drummer and singer who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London and Paris. In the 1930s he took up acting, playing supporting roles onstage on Broadway and in a series of modest films. His role in ""Casablanca"" was by far his most prominent, but his other films included ""My Favorite"
"salary, $350 per week, and Paramount kept the balance. Wilson was cast in the role of Sam, a singer and pianist employed by nightclub owner Rick (Humphrey Bogart). Wilson performs the Herman Hupfeld song ""As Time Goes By"", a continuing musical and emotional motif throughout the film. According to Aljean Harmetz, ""Variety"" singled out Wilson for the effectiveness of the song, and ""The Hollywood Reporter"" said he created ""something joyous"". The phrase ""Play it again, Sam"", commonly believed to be a quote from the film, is never heard in ""Casablanca"". In the film, Wilson as Sam performs several other songs"
"draws up at a group of Moorish-looking buildings. A battered tin sign out front says “Casablanca.” After parking, the driver seeks shelter in a shadowy room, glimpsing chairs and tables piled helter-skelter in the corners, just as a piano begins to play ""As Time Goes By"". The piano player is an old black man, identical to Sam. By the wall opposite the piano, a man in dark glasses (his face seems familiar at first glance), a white jacket and black bow tie dozes, his chin resting on his chest. Somehow, the narrator has wandered into Rick's Café Americain from the"
"playing piano on two of his compositions, ""Goopy Geer (he plays piano and he plays by ear)"" and ""Down the Old Back Road"". Hupfeld never married and, with rare exceptions, he remained living in the family home with his mother in his home town of Montclair, New Jersey, only traveling as far as New York City in his entire life. He died in 1951 of a stroke at the age of 57 and was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Montclair. His mother died 6 years later aged 90. ""As Time Goes By"" is most famous from the film ""Casablanca"""
"out of the car and, almost blinded by the rain, hurries to the entrance door. Just then somebody starts playing ""As Time Goes By"" on a piano at the back of the room. The player is identical to Sam, but much older; he is wearing the same suit jacket that is shown in the film, but worn out now. In one of the corners, an old man in dark glasses, who looks like Humphrey Bogart, is dozing at a table. When the song is over, the black man starts to tell the narrator the story of the place and of"
"offer nothing but an account of what happened in that fantastic Casablanca, and introduce Rick and Ilsa, who are much older now (Rick is blind; Ilsa makes a brief appearance, dressed as Ingrid Bergman in one of the scenes of the movie). In a vase placed near the exit door, visitors leave a few coins. Meanwhile, the storm has subsided. Sam plays ""As time goes by"" once again, to say goodbye now. The narrator gets into his car and, with the feeling that he has witnessed a sequel to the movie that Hollywood never made, leaves the place. In 2002"
"to ""Casablanca"". The inclusion of ""As Time Goes By"" came from Burnett and Alison's play. The song, from 1931, had been Burnett's favourite when he was a student at Cornell. ""As Time Goes By"", written by Herman Hupfeld, was first performed by Frances Williams in the musical comedy ""Everybody's Welcome"", which had played on Broadway from October 1931 to February 1932. Character comparison in Play v. Film The film's opening credits say 'Screen Play by ... Based on a Play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison."" After the success of ""Casablanca"", Warner Brothers and the credited screenwriters downplayed the significance"
"Ibiza club that inspired the song and opened in 1973. Blunt has stated in a radio interview with KISFM on 8 September 2007, that the girl from his lyrics ""Simona"" was indeed based on a real woman he had met at the club. The lyrics include references to a few American popular songs: ""As Time Goes By"", written in 1931 by Herman Hupfeld and popularised by Dooley Wilson playing the character of ""Sam"" in the 1942 film ""Casablanca""; ""It's the Same Old Song"", written by the legendary songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland and recorded in 1965 on the Motown label by The"
"at least two other tunes played as background music: ""Anything Goes"" and ""I Get a Kick Out of You"", heard during the first hotel-lobby scene. About two-thirds of the way into the film, Howard accompanies Judy at a piano (on a floor of the Hotel Bristol apparently under construction or renovation) as she sings the beginning of ""As Time Goes By"" (made famous in the film ""Casablanca""). The scene includes Streisand imitating Humphrey Bogart with the line, ""Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world...he walks into mine. Play it, Sam."" Musical in-jokes abound throughout"
"with her husband, rather than stay behind with him. Allan quotes a closing line from ""Casablanca"", saying, ""If that plane leaves the ground and you're not on it, you'll regret it; maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life."" ""That is beautiful"", Linda says, causing Allan to admit, ""It's from Casablanca. ... I've waited my whole life to say it!"" His journey is complete. The music from the scene in ""Casablanca"" resumes the theme ""As Time Goes By"", and the film ends. ""Play It Again, Sam"" received a very positive critical response and"
"including ""Let's Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep,"" and the popular Great Depression song ""Are You Making Any Money?"" The original song in the film as sung and played by ""Sam"" was recorded in D-flat major, but it has since been played in several keys, commonly C major, but also B-flat major, as in Frank Sinatra's recording, and other keys including A major and E-flat major, the key in which the song was originally published. In ""Casablanca"", Wilson sings the chorus (""You must remember this...""), but does not sing the verse (""This day and age we're living in..."")."
"emotional development of the narrative. After finishing ""Now, Voyager"" (1942), Steiner was hired to score the music for ""Casablanca"" (1942). Steiner would typically wait until the film was edited before scoring it, and after watching ""Casablanca"", he decided the song ""As Time Goes By"" by Herman Hupfeld wasn't an appropriate addition to the movie and he wanted to replace it with a song of his own composition. However, Ingrid Bergman had just cut her hair short in preparation for filming ""For Whom the Bell Tolls"" (1943), so she couldn't re-film the section with Steiner's song. Stuck with ""As Time Goes"
"Edward Gorey. She died in Mexico City in 1965 from cancer. Corinna Mura Corinna Mura (born Corinna Wall; 16 March 1910 – 1 August 1965) was a cabaret singer and diseuse. She had a small role in the classic film ""Casablanca"" as the woman playing the guitar while singing ""Tango Delle Rose"" and ""La Marseillaise"" at Rick's Café Américain. As a child she was trained by her parents to become a coloratura soprano. She sang three times for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1944, Mura appeared in Cole Porter's hit Broadway musical ""Mexican Hayride"", and can be heard in two"
"had been given the part of Maria in Paramount's ""For Whom the Bell Tolls"" and had cut her hair for the part, it would not have been possible to reshoot any of her scenes with the song being performed, or to have her request that Sam play a different song. Herman Hupfeld Herman Hupfeld (February 1, 1894June 8, 1951) was an American songwriter whose most notable composition was ""As Time Goes By"". He wrote both the lyrics and music. Hupfeld was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the son of Fredericka (Rader), a church organist, and Charles Ludwig Hupfeld. He was"
"for old times' sake."" When he feigns ignorance, she persists, ""Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'."" Later that night, alone with Sam, Rick demands, ""You played it for her—you can play it for me."" Sam once again resists, prompting Blaine to shout: ""If she can stand it, I can! Play it!"" Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899January 14, 1957) was an American film and stage actor. His performances in numerous films from the Classical Hollywood era made him a cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him as the greatest male star of"
"written in memory of Burns' wife, Gracie Allen. Adapted from AllMusic. As Time Goes By (Bobby Vinton and George Burns album) As Time Goes By was a duet album recorded by Bobby Vinton and George Burns; it was Vinton's thirty-seventh and final studio album. The first three songs are recorded by Vinton and Burns as duets. The fourth, fifth, and tenth tracks are solos by Burns, while the sixth to ninth tracks are solos by Vinton. At the end of the song ""As Time Goes By,"" Burns makes a reference to the film ""Casablanca"" by saying, ""Y'know, Bobby, this could"
"14, 2012, at Sotheby's for more than $600,000 to an anonymous bidder. The piano Sam ""plays"" in Rick's Café Américain, put up for auction with other film memorabilia by Turner Classic Movies at Bonhams in New York in November 2014, sold for $3.4 million. Although an initial release date was anticipated for early 1943, the film premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City on November 26, 1942, to coincide with the Allied invasion of North Africa and the capture of Casablanca. It went into general release on January 23, 1943, to take advantage of the Casablanca Conference, a"
"four decades younger Tina York (born 1941) in 1985. They remained together until 1998, when, at the age of 95, Kinskey died of complications of a stroke in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Leonid Kinskey Leonid Kinskey (c. 1894or 18 April 1903 – 8 September 1998) was a Russian-born film and television actor who enjoyed a long career. Kinskey is best known for his role as Sascha in the film ""Casablanca"" (1942). Kinskey was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He started his career as a mime in various imperial theatres in Russia in the mid 1910s. In 1921, he fled Russia for"
"As Time Goes By (novel) As Time Goes By is a novel written by American author Michael Walsh, intended as a prequel/sequel to the film ""Casablanca."" It was published in 1998. The book alternates between the early life of Rick Blaine (played by Humphrey Bogart in the film) in America and the period immediately after the plane leaves Casablanca at the end of the 1942 film. 1931-35 Yitzik ""Rick"" Baline is a small-time New York criminal during the time of Prohibition. He meets and falls in love with Lois, daughter of Solly Horowitz, a big-time gangster and becomes a favorite"
"although elements of Hemingway, Faulkner, and ""Casablanca"" can be found in the film, it represents Hawks's capacity for expression, claiming it is, ""beyond doubt, exactly the work its director intended it to be, and would have been nothing like this in the hands of anyone else."" Cricket, the piano player in the hotel bar, was played by the singer-songwriter Hoagy Carmichael. In the course of the movie, Cricket and Slim perform ""How Little We Know"", by Carmichael and Johnny Mercer, and ""Am I Blue?"", by Harry Akst and Grant Clarke. Cricket and the band also perform ""Hong Kong Blues"", by"
"""who endlessly wanders Berlin in hopes of properly capturing the city on paper"". He won the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role. He played his last role in the 1989 short film ""Das letzte Band"", ending a film career of 82 years. Bois died in Berlin, the city of his birth, at the age of ninety. Curt Bois Curt Bois (April 5, 1901 – December 25, 1991) was a German actor with a career spanning over 80 years. He is best remembered for his performances as the pickpocket in ""Casablanca"" (1942) and the poet Homer in"
"letters of transit, a plot device that drives the ""Casablanca"" story and personal turmoil for Rick. The song foreshadows the role the letters of transit and Ugarte will play in the story and for Rick. Knock on Wood (1942 song) ""Knock on Wood"" is a song written by M.K. Jerome and Jack Scholl for the film ""Casablanca"", where it was performed onscreen by Dooley Wilson to music played by pianist Elliot Carpenter. Commissioned by producer Hal B. Wallis, the song is the movie's only original composition. In the film, band leader Sam, played by Wilson, sings the refrain ""Who's got"
"was composed by Herman Hupfeld, Herman Hupfeld's ""As Time Goes By"" was featured in the Hollywood Movie Classic ""Casablanca"" Written and Composed songs and music include: Just to name a few. Many more songs may be lost forever. Javier Mora Godinez Javier Mora Godinez, also spelled Xavier Mora Godinez (February 1924 – March 1999), was a songwriter and composer born in Wilmington, California and later moved to Mexico where he worked as a sports reporter at a radio station. During his time working at the radio station he wrote and composed various songs such as: ""Oye Amor"" (performed by Trio"
"Knock on Wood (1942 song) ""Knock on Wood"" is a song written by M.K. Jerome and Jack Scholl for the film ""Casablanca"", where it was performed onscreen by Dooley Wilson to music played by pianist Elliot Carpenter. Commissioned by producer Hal B. Wallis, the song is the movie's only original composition. In the film, band leader Sam, played by Wilson, sings the refrain ""Who's got trouble? / Knock on wood"" at Rick's Cafe Americain during an early conversation between main character and bar owner Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) and black market dealer Guillermo Ugarte (Peter Lorre). The conversation introduces stolen"
"Jean Del Val Jean Del Val (17 November 1891 – 13 March 1975), born Jean Jacques Gauthier, was a French-born actor, also credited as Jean Gauthier and Jean Gautier. He played roles during the Hollywood silent era, beginning with ""The Fortunes of Fifi"" in 1917. During the early days of talkies he served as a translator and vocal coach for French language versions of American-made films. The classic 1942 film ""Casablanca"" featured Jean in the limited role as an announcer for a French radio station. In 1966 he played a non-speaking role as the comatose scientist in the science fiction"
"as de sound era saw him move quickly from featured roles as African chieftains to bits as black convicts. His first screen appearance was in a genre project: he was the sworder in Douglas Fairbanks' ""The Thief of Bagdad"" (1924). In the sound remake of ""The Island of Lost Ships"" (1929), he played himself and received the smallest mention. He died in Abilene, Kansas, in early May 1982. Sam Baker (actor) Sam Baker (Taylor, Indiana; 7 May 1907– Abilene, Kansas; 8 May 1982) was an American actor who usually performed with Rudolph Valentino, Ramon Novarro, Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin."
"somehow wanders into Rick's Café Américain and listens to a strange tale related by Sam. The 2016 musical film ""La La Land"" contains multiple allusions to ""Casablanca"" in the imagery, dialogue, and plot. Director Robert Zemeckis of ""Allied"" (2016), which is also set in 1942 Casablanca, studied the film to capture the city's elegance. ""Casablanca"" has been subjected to many readings; Semioticians account for the film's popularity by claiming that its inclusion of stereotypes paradoxically strengthens the film. Umberto Eco wrote: Eco also singled out sacrifice as a theme, ""the myth of sacrifice runs through the whole film"". It was"
"Sam Baker (actor) Sam Baker (Taylor, Indiana; 7 May 1907– Abilene, Kansas; 8 May 1982) was an American actor who usually performed with Rudolph Valentino, Ramon Novarro, Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin. This Indiana-born actor played the Link in the film ""The Missing Link"" (1927), whose imposing presence combined with the era's casual racism and its attendant limitations, made him a natural for early jungle flicks. His most easily recalled role may have been Hugo in Sherman S. Krellberg's notorious serial ""The Lost City"" (1935). His most memorable role was Queequeg in ""The Sea Beast"" (1926). Baker's filmography is brief,"
"Paris Blues Paris Blues is a 1961 American drama film made on location in Paris, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz saxophonist Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen. The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson (Diahann Carroll) and Lillian Corning (Joanne Woodward) respectively. The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Paris's open acceptance of black people. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender. The film also features trumpeter Louis Armstrong (as Wild Man Moore) and jazz pianist Aaron Bridgers; both play"
"Frank Puglia Frank Puglia (9 March 1892 – 25 October 1975) was an Italian film actor. Puglia had small, but memorable roles in films including ""Casablanca"" (a Moroccan rug merchant), ""Now, Voyager"" and ""The Jungle Book"". He was originally cast as the undertaker, Bonasera, in Francis Ford Coppola's movie ""The Godfather"" (1972), even participating in Marlon Brando's screen test, but he fell ill before filming could begin. He was replaced by Sicilian actor Salvatore Corsitto. Born in Linguaglossa, Catania, Sicily, the actor started his career as a teen on stage in Italian operas. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1907."
"his instrument, the viol (viola da gamba), here played by Jordi Savall, is heard throughout the film and plays a major role in setting the mood. Though fictional, the story is based on historical characters, and what little is known about their lives is generally accurately portrayed. The film credits the scenes set in the salon of Louis XV as having been filmed in the Golden Gallery (Galerie dorée) of the Banque de France. Described as a ""crossover movie"" with the music integrated into the story-line, Derek Malcolm saw Marielle's performance as ""matching the music note for note"". Ageing court"